Introducing Velera

Velera's Speakers Bureau provides access to top industry experts at the nation's premier payments CUSO (credit union service organization) for speaking engagements within the credit union, payments, fintech and financial services industries. Our speakers combine a passion for their subject matter with perspective, clarity and data-driven material to give audiences actionable, engaging, enjoyable presentations and/or panel discussion participation.

Cheryl Middleton Jones

EVP, Chief People Officer

Leadership Development, Talent Acquisition & Development, Workforce Diversity, Organizational Effectiveness, Future of Work

Brian Scott

EVP, Chief Growth Officer

Emerging Payments, Payment Program Profitability, Fintech Innovation, Financial Wellness, Community Banking

Denise Stevens

EVP, Chief Product Officer

Innovation, Product Development, Emerging Payments, Digital Banking, Loyalty

Cody Banks

SVP, Product Enablement & Growth

Payments Ecosystem, Digital Payments, Product Development, Member Experience, Digital Technology, BNPL, Rewards/Loyalty, Fraud

Pam Brodsack

SVP, Product Technology Delivery

Technology Planning, API, Data, Cloud, Integrations

Amy Evans

SVP, Strategic Network Solutions

Harmonizing the Physical Branch and Digital Environments, Shared Branching, ATM

Jeremiah Lotz

SVP, Product Experience

Digital Experiences, Digital Payments, Data Science & Analytics, Emerging Payments, Contactless, Credit, Debit, Prepaid, Fraud, BNPL

Merry Pateuk

SVP, Industry Engagement

Financial Wellness, Cooperatives

Tom Pierce

SVP, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer

Velera’s Annual Eye on Payments Study, VeleraLive

Karen Postma

SVP, Risk Solutions

Fraud, Risk Management, Artificial Intelligence, Authentication

Yvonne Stelpflug

SVP, Client Growth Management

Portfolio Growth, Analytics & Utilization, Member Experience, B2C Marketing Trends, Digital Banking Experience

Scott Young

SVP, Emerging Services

Innovation, Payments, Digital Issuance, Artificial Intelligence, Authentication, Faster Payments, Digital Currency, Digital Lending, Member Experience Mapping, DEI

Nelson Fisher

VP, Strategic Network Innovation & Shared Services

Product Development, Emerging Payments, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, eCommerce

Vlad Jovanovic

VP, Innovation

Innovation, Artificial Intelligence, Fintech Ecosystem, Cryptocurrencies, Interchange, Payments Orchestration

Norm Patrick

VP, Consultants — Advisors Plus

Payments & Portfolio Growth, Velera Payments Index, Debit, Interchange

Carrie Stapp

VP, Marketing

Velera’s Annual Credit Union Growth Outlook Study

Lou Grilli

Manager, Innovation

Faster Payments, Real-Time Payments, Innovation, Cryptocurrency

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